Wreck
down to 36 m
Kowloon Bridge
Billed by Tourism Ireland as the largest shipwreck in Europe, the Kowloon Bridge lies off Baltimore in West Cork.
- Advanced
- Nudibranchs
Experienced≤40 m
Washerwoman Rocks (Skelligs)
Dive site in West Cork & Kerry, Ireland
A notoriously high-energy Skelligs site where the rocks drop past 30 m into a gully, with strong currents and surge.
- Max depth
- 31 m
- Level
- Experienced
- Best months
- Jun–Aug
- Current
- Strong
The dive
A wall and rock formations dive.
Who it's for
Experienced≤40 mSource: scubadiving.com
Recommended minimum: Experienced (Deep Specialty, N3).
- DepthThe usual dive goes deeper than lower certifications allow.
- CurrentCurrent can be strong; you need good air management and buoyancy.
- Strong current: dive with a local guide and carry a surface marker buoy.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Wall, Rock formations
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
Season in West Cork & Kerry
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Jun–Aug.
Source: divessi.comWhere is West Cork & Kerry?
The point shows the West Cork & Kerry area, not the exact dive site.
More dives in West Cork & Kerry
Reef
down to 15 m
UCC Pontoon (Lough Hyne)
A sheltered boulder slope to about 15 m inside Lough Hyne, its silty bed notable for numerous king scallops.
- Advanced
Wall
down to 17 m
Whirlpool Cliffs (Lough Hyne)
Boulder cliffs dropping sharply to about 17 m beside Lough Hyne's Rapids, swept by very fast currents on the rising tide.
- Advanced
Wreck
down to 20 m
Alondra
A 1916 steamer wreck at Kedge Rock off Baltimore, lying between 5 and 20 m.
- Advanced
- Conger eel
Wall
down to 50 m
Little Skellig (west face)
Little Skellig's west face, about 26 km out in the Atlantic, where 30 m-plus visibility was logged at 25 m.
- Advanced
About this page
Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.